Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 35

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

गजमुष्टिकचाणूरकंसादीनां तथा वध: । मृतस्यानयनं सूनो: पुन: सान्दीपनेर्गुरो: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

gaja-muṣṭika-cāṇūra- kaṁsādīnāṁ tathā vadhaḥ mṛtasyānayanaṁ sūnoḥ punaḥ sāndīpaner guroḥ

Translation

Also narrated are how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma killed the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa, the wrestlers Muṣṭika and Cāṇūra, and Kaṁsa and other demons, as well as how Kṛṣṇa brought back the dead son of His spiritual master, Sāndīpani Muni.

Synonyms

• गजमुष्टिकचाणूरकंसादीनाम्: of Gaja, Muṣṭika, Cāṇūra, Kaṁsa and others
• गजमुष्टिकचाणूरकंसादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + मुष्टिक + चाणूर + कंस + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘...of (those) beginning with Kaṁsa’; समाहार/समुच्चय-समासः (enumerative)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive: ‘also/likewise’)

• वधः: the slaying
• वधः: Karta (कर्ता/Topic-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• मृतस्य: of the dead (person)
• मृतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; √मृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आनयनम्: bringing back; fetching
• आनयनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; as item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनयन (प्रातिपदिक; √नी धातु, आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सूनोः: of the son
• सूनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again; back
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थे (adverb: ‘again/back’)

• सान्दीपनेः: of Sāndīpani
• सान्दीपनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्दीपनि (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Gajamuṣṭika
• Cāṇūra
• Kaṁsa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sāndīpani Muni

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna killing Kaṁsa?

This verse lists Kaṁsa among those slain by Kṛṣṇa, highlighting the Lord’s role in removing oppressive rulers and restoring dharma.

Why did Krishna bring back Sāndīpani Muni’s son?

To honor His guru and demonstrate ideal guru-sevā, Kṛṣṇa restored the teacher’s deceased son, showing that devotion and duty to the spiritual master are sacred.

What is the practical application of guru-bhakti from this shloka in modern life?

Serve one’s teacher with sincerity, gratitude, and responsibility—valuing guidance and repaying it through disciplined practice and ethical living.